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Telegram-herald., 1887-05-17

AT TENS alnding 81 dry weather printed
Ia the TFLassk Hrastu this morning
rs7 - considere3 nnl sad void. Light
raia BEGAN fsllinz a. o clock his morning
aud ceutsaues ss m paper goes ~ press.
THIS prsTes rhsf ne prayers % Grand Rzp-
i.as a. asteFs are - s~es. gxea wxsaA
Telegram-herald., 1887-05-17

ere j.. pisce on Elisworth-ave. where
1dswaix mas been laid and il IS danger
ous for pedestrians. Last evening Aaron
Nhuef30f. Who has an artificial iez
sieogsd Oh the walk here Suddenly. beak
ing the limb and prsciPitating nim to the
ground ne vas unable 70 Move until the
patrol Esgnn arrived sad took him 70 his
nome A. ia Wealth. ave
Telegram-herald., 1887-05-17

The bars. hsIls, z.oves sud 0-hsr para
phernalis Of the Grand Rapids Cucket Club
arrived yesterday and the members wilj %
.nf, active prsClice ot once. Tie clab aeid
a business meeting isss night snf viii prac-
fics regularly every fr.dag afternoon.
Telegram-herald., 1887-05-17
Ksnort ft.no..l..

Having completed the canvass for the
new City Difeciofy. during ne compilation
snd printing 0fthe ssms Se shall be pleased
% receive n0ti13 either personally or b.
mail, Oi all removals, changes etr
X J. boLK 4 CO.
'ubllshers. a. Wi1alcomb Building
Telegram-herald., 1887-05-17

Don't miss The lecture tonight at West
n' nster Presbg iian Church. corner Island
and Lsgfave-sts. subject, Malta, and the
KNIGHTS OF ST. JOAu"
Telegram-herald., 1887-05-17

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81 NJ terf lts slnssTerahsg hot Ia ayer. -
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Fe1 80 wife
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cesf5 eF s.s safV'r.n er nesr srgo ef "a
kacsFtd ft~
Telegram-herald., 1887-05-17

Dr. Booth II the MBske.on Medical In
stituie VIII be at the B-iige-st. Il ,use
Wednesday, day aud eyeniug, MAY lsth.
Patients are requested 10 call e4riy. - his
fime is limited and those calling at late
hours cannot receive the attention the would
earlier in the day, as all must De served.
Telegram-herald., 1887-05-17

M,YsvILLs. Ky, Nav l3-rhomas Ken
ton. descendant of simon KsntOn. the
Indian hg1ter. died r. be hone near NJ.
Olive yesterday. tie celebrated his 9s;t
hir.hdav April Il
Telegram-herald., 1887-05-17

Malta and the Knights OF So John /
tic subject OF tns lasl o, the popular West
minister lecture course. o. fae Rev Sanfura
II. Cobb, d. d.. ~ ns gwen az tie church
this Tuesday evening, My IL. fne Iecl lure'
have been most instructive ans entertain
ing, and the above topic insuies IN ady4nc'
= literary treat.
Telegram-herald., 1887-05-17

The mother of four boy writing from distant State for
her boys clothing snpuates that the "a ment ha be OF
material and color THAT VII show DIRT 1t
that frequently made both 10 the and
spondence that might suppose dirt 10 he the small
boys native element It must Ice admitted that few boys
arad OF soilng them elves Hence when making
selections fOI
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-14
THE CORINTHIAN REGATTA.
The GaIatea First Across the Line, Fol
lowed by the Atlantic.

NEW YORK, June 13.-The Corinthian
yachtsmen have thus far been most for
tunate in the possession of a good breeze
on their regatta days. This held good
to-day, when the Corinthians started
their first annual regatta. The breeze
was very pleasant sailing one, and
mares tails in the sky indicated that
there would be all the wind wanted be-
fore the day was over. a good deal of
haze hung over the water and this. too,
was construed into a favorable sign.
The tug Luckenbach took ON board the
regatta committee and reporters
at 9:30 O'Clock, and from the barge office
carried them down the bay to the point
of start. Most of the yachts that were
to compete lay off Staten Island, and
they had begun preparations for the day
before the tug got down among them.
The start was made at 80, and the
Galatea was the first To cross the line.
but she was closely followed by the
Atlantic. The latter seemed to gain on
the English cutter from the start. The
other yachts crossed the line i'm IA bunch
and presented a beautiful sight as they
sailed down the bay.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-14
MARIE VAN ZANDT'S REVENGE.
She Eai,es 81 900 for the Sufferers of the
Opera Comique Fire.


PARIS, June 1.-THE most unique and
successful entertainment that has been
given i'm Paris for the benefit of the vic
Tins of the Opera Comique fire was the
concert given by Mile. Van Zandt on
Thursday afternoon at the residence of
Mr. Campbell Clark, the Paris CORES
pondent of the London TeLegrdph. at No
$ Place de rOpera. The price of the
tickets was $50 each, and in
short space of two hours a sum of 81 600
was realized for the benefit of the suffer
erss at the theater ON the stage of which
Miss Van Zandt had been insulted and
hooted off some two years ago. Her
voice has gained in sweetness. as in
power and compass, notwithstanding
her long and serious illness. She was re-
ceived with most enthusiastic applause
which amounted to an ovation. after the
bolero from Verdi's .'Vepres Sicili-
ennes." Among those present We're
Gen. Meredith Read, Mrs. Beach Grant.
Miss Adele Grant, Lord Lyons and
Baron Adolphe de. Rothschild. Miss
Van Zandt is living with her mother at
4 Rue Balzac. but leaves for London
next week. After a month or two in
London she will sail for America. She
has firmly announced her intention
never to sing at any public performance
in Paris.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-14
FOUL !
DR.. BRUNER ON PUNFA GORDA
A MATTER THAT CONCERNS THE
PEOPLE OF ALL FLORIDA.
Money Needed to Sustain the Quarantine Warning
to Jacksonville and other Io~ns-Gr
Need of State Action.

Special To- the Pdlatkd Nelrs.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA. June 13.-Dr.
Bruner, the physician sent from Sa-
vannah to investigate the state of affairs
down in South Florida regarding the
precautions taken by the people i'm that
section to prevent the spread of yellow
fever. writes to- the Jacksonville Board
of Health as follows:
BARLOW, June 10.
Mr.. Porcher LEngie, Jacksonville:
DEAR SIR have just returned from
Punta GOr,la and would like to bring
to- your attention the sanitary con-
dition of that town and the utter lack of
means there to prevent the Introduction
of yellow fever into your State.
In the first place Punta Gorda is the
key to Florida. The people from Key
West are daily entering the State
at different points between Sarasota
Bay and the Everglades. There are two
quarantine stations on that stretch of
coast, one at Punta GOrda, the other at
Punta Rassa- The former will cease to
exist in a few days for lack of funds.
The country in which it is situated
is a new one and believe cannot help in
this emergency. If you will pardon an
outsider for making suggestion L will
respectfully submit my idea of what
should be done.
The State Government should
place competent men at every
assailable point from Sarasota
Bay TO the Everglades. l feel
unless this is done or the yellow
fever suppressed in Key West, and al
most impossible feature, the disease will
obtain a foothold and spread over your
State. The sanitary condition of Punta
Gorda is fearful. Animal and vegetable
matter lie around decaying under the
fierce rays of the sun; the stink arising
from the decaying matter is unbearable.
The matter lies in the back-yards with
in a few feet of the wells and
stagnant water fills the bitches
that are neglected. The people of
jacksonville, the people of the
State are interested in this thing, and |
sincerely hope that immediate action
will be taken. l hope, dear sir, you will
understand that L write simply to benefit
your people, having in mind that you
have the health of your city and State
at heart. Yours obediently,
w. +. BRUNER.
This letter was read to the Board,
which will wait until tomorrow before
taking action. CARTER.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-14
4 PICTURESQUE Ticket.

The Clover Club, of Philadelphia, for
| the second tims,jn its existence, has been
obliged to succumb to speech That
somewhat celebrated organization in
vites distinguished guests and guys them
SO numerically when they arise to res
pond to toasts that the guests are soon
downed, unable from "A loss of temper or
confusion Ia proceed. Mr.. Chauncey
NJ. Depew. the other evening, parried
the assaults so deftly that the club was
| obliged To yield and let him finish his
speech.
The only other instance | remember
occurred years ago, when Colonel Pat
Donan swept down from Dakota like "A
cyclone and knocked the club out so
quickly that for few moments IL
seemed as if lightning had struck il. and
every member gasped for breath. Col
onel Pat, swinging his long arms and
mounting chair, began:
Fellow cut-throats. swindlers. muir
derers, thieves and fabigasters, come
from the land of the Dakotas-"
Where's that yelled Wayne Mac
Veagh.
so high above hell, :" replied the fiery
Celt, that you would never be able to
see it with a Rose telescope"
This settled it, For an hour Colonel
Pat continued a speech of the most ex-
probably was ever delivered. II was inn
mediately taken by the Northern Pacific
railway. printed in the form of flaming
circulars, and millions Of copies distrib-
uted broadcast. If the Clover Club, as
it claims, makes the fortunes Of Presi-
dental candidates, we shall expect soon
to see on its banners:
DEPEw AND DOMAIN FOR 1888.
The Clover Club, however, had better
reverse the ticket and make il read Do
nan and Depew. Donan is 10y far the
Iaost widely known and has the greater
following. He was followed out of Mis-
souri, in 1868 by the largest mob which
ever carried tar and feathers. So much
interest was excited by the event that
the Governor ordered out the State mi
litia to assist in the operation. He was
ridden out of Kentucky ON "A rail with
an equally large following. He was
thrown out of North Carolina, driven
out of Virginia, oratored out Of MINES
ota by its entire pulpit for writing up
Methodist conference ar "A circus, invited
to leave Deadwood by its entire popula-
tion with shot guns in hand. Such
following would elect any man to the
Presidency.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-14
The Tale OF an OId-Time Pun.
Boston Transcript

1t is a safe presumption. if one is
tempted TO make pun upon another ;
name, that the same pun has been made
in the persons hearing at least twenty
times. no matter how weird and recon
dite it may seem. There is one case
which recurs in the Listeners memory.
after a long lapse of time. which may b..
illustrative. 1t was in the case of a gen
tieman of his acquaintance. whose name
was Higginson. and who had "A family
of children, and a neice and nephew or
two living at his house One day the
Listener. whose Offense had nothing but
youth to palliate it, ventured, in salut-
ing this gentleman, upon the following
inquiry:
Good morning, Mr.. Higginson. How
are the little Higginsons and Higgin
daughters. and rest of the Higginchil-
dren this morning."
Mr.. Higginson sighed deeply. See
here, my boy, do you know that that
poor. impertinent joke has been got off
regularly ever since there were any Hig-
ginsons, and that / myself used to be
called one of the HigginchIldren as long
ago as | can remember! The good die
young. my boy, but wicked old jokes
like that live forever. Ny grand chill
dren will hear it after they are grown
up. but they won't enjoy any more than
/ enjoy il now"
Mr.. Higginson took his departure frig-
idly, and the Listener has never made a
pun on a mans name before his face.
from that day to this.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-14
A PROSPECT OF RECOVERY.
improvement Of the Ex-Empress Car.
lotta's Mental Condition.


A''~ toth "htiu
LONDON. June IA correspondant
writing from Brussels gives some inter
esting particulars concerning the condl-
tion of health of the unfortunate ex-Em-
press Carlotta, of Mexico, who became
insane after the execution of her hus-
band, Maximilian. She is az present
confined at the Chateau de Bouchot.
The correspondent saw the ex-Empress
when she was walking in the gardens of
the chateau. She was accompaniel bv
two ladies in waiting. her page and two
footmen. The ladies in waiting.
who belong 10 the Belgian
arlstocracy. are some twelve i'm
number. The ex-Empress. in her walk
passed very near the correspondent. and
he was able to verify by actual observa-
tlon the reports as Ia the improvement
IN her condition which have been circu-
lated during the past wear. He saws
that she is not changed much. Her fig
ure is slightly stouter, and she walks i'm
a cold, impassive manner. looking di-
rectly ahead, as if her attention were
fixed upon some distant object. She
walks with short steps and without
speaking. She passed through groups
of the most exquisite flowers without
showing the slightest notice. but as she
returned to the house her cold
face took on a look of pleasure and
satisfaction at the noisy welcome given
her by group of peacocks. She looked
at them for a long time and then turned
abruptly into the drawing room, where
one of the ladies in waiting played for
her an air from "Mignon." She listened
to this with pleasure, beating time with
her hand. She talks little with those
about her of dress, music and of the i'm
cidents of the day, indicating a current
of ideas altogether foreign to her condi-
tion year ago. She is now forty-seven
years of age. Her physicians are begin
ming To have hopes that she will recover
within short time her full mental pow
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-14
THE LATE KING ALFONSO.
His Resting Place similar to the sepui-
chre In King soiomon's Mines.
lpadrid Letter.

The celebration at the Escurial during
the last week of the fiteenth centenary
of the patron saint of the Augustin
friars, which took place with considera-
able pomp and ceremony, reminds me of
a curious fact which is known, believe,
to few people even i'm Spain. The body
of the late King is not yet allowed To
repose i'm its tomb. Clothed only i'm "A
thin linen garment, it lies on "A slab of
rock near "A running spring of water in
a cavern i'm the side of the mountain ON
the slope of which the Escural is built.
There it will remain until il has attained
all the peculiar properties of a mummy,
and then.it will he placed in its niche in
that marvellous jasper vault under the
great dome of the Escurial church,
where only the remains of Spanish kings
and the mothers of kings are allowed to
lie.
Some bodies, notably that of Queen
lsabella's profigate father, remained on
the rocky table for years and years, sub
jected to the peculiar atmosphere of the
cavern, before il was i'm fit state To he
transferred TO the vault. The name Of
this CHASTITY cavern is the pudrido.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-14
SHE'S A LUCKY SPECTATOR.
The Former Manager of the Boston Ideal'
Makes Pile of Money.

The Former Manager of the Boston Ideals
Makes Pile of Money.
WASHINGTON, June 13.-Non-residents
have frequently taken advantage of the
boom" in real estate here, which, not
withstanding the predictions of the
croakers, is not yet over, and have made
investments from which they have
realized handsome sums. The latest
successful operation has been made by
Miss Ober, the former manager of
the old Boston Ideals. She purchased
last fall of ex-Secretary Robeson the
tract of land on the heights to the
north of the city, on the Columbia
road, known as .'Cliffbourne," for $50
900. She has just sold the tract to a
syndicate represented by Presery and
Green for $4,000.
This is historical old place, and for
many years was drug in the market.
1t contains about eighteen acres, and
was once the home of John Quincy
Adams. Later it belonged to Noah l..
Jeffries, once Register of the Treasury
and was sold by him to John b. Alley
who is understood To have paid but $}0,
900 for it. Mr.. Alley sold it to ex-Secre-
tary Robeson, who resides here most of
the time, and is quite an operator i'll real
estate
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-14
lie Knew They We're There.


A rich old speculator imagined that he
knew about art, whereas lac was AN ig-
noramus in regard Ia everything, in fact,
except in making money. This old fraud
determined To make "A valuable present
to his son-in law, who was preacher.
IL was suggested to him that an old
painting representing Daniel In the
Lions Den" would be very appropriate,
so an order was given 10 painter to
produce the work Of art. IL was almost
finished when the old speculator was
called to inspect IL. IL represented a
cross section of the den. with Daniel
walking about among the lions. When
the old man saw the picture he refused
To take il. lie insisted that IL Daniel
was in the den neither he nor the lions
could be seen, ana the artist had To
cover Dan and the lions with thick coat
of black paint.
When the son-in-law was presented
with the picture. he was somewhat dazed
to know what IL represented.
':It represents Daniel in the Lions
Den" replied the art critic.
But don't see either of them"
That makes no difference. They are
there. | saw 'em myself"
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-14
THE TURF.

ST. LOUIS, June 1l.-In the first race,
one and half miles, Procrastinator.
We're first: Mahoney, second; Pete Willis,
third. Time: 2:11.
Second race, one and one eighth miles.
Miss Ford, won, Cary, second: Rosaiind.
third. Time: -.
The third race. one and one-eighth
miles. Hornpipe. first; Rebel Scout, sec
ond Alamo, third. Time: :J.4.
The fourth race, St. Louis sweepstakes
for two-year-olds owned in st. Louis.
five furlongs. Raceland, first: Van Le-
land, second Rita r., third. Time f:
1:O24.
In the fifth race. purse for two-year-
olds and upwards, tlIree-quarters of a
mile. there were seventeen starters, Cora
L., first: Howard Gray second: Dudley
Oaks, third. Time: :I6.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-14
On THE FRONTIER.
Over 100 Bucks ON the War Path-More
Than 800 Expected to Go Out.

Over 100 Bucks ON the War Path-More
Than 800 Expected to Go Out
CHICAGO, June ia special from
Tucson, Arizona, says: The hostiles
are supposed to be in east end of the
Santa Catalina Mountains as their signal
smoke has been distinctly seen. Troops
of cavalry are operating in that locality.
Over one hundred fighting bucks are out
all well armed. y chief of the Ava
pia Apaches says there will be a big In
dian war: that more than four hundred
warriors would soon be in the field. all
with good guns and plenty of ammuni-
ton. Nearly all of his young bucks
joined the hostiles. All of the noun
tains have been fired. The Indians say
this was done to stop the troops from
using the HelioSraph signal flash. The
crest of the Santa CataIainas last night
was ablaze for fifteen miles
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-14
A New Arkansas Freak" {"


The Phillips County Poor House. To-
| Gated in the outskirts Of Helena, con-
tains a strange freak of nature. This
freak is little boy, between seven and
eight years of age, "A typical negro child
with regard to all his features, except ng
from his neck on up. He was born at
Old Town. about twenty miles from
Helena, on the Brant Higgins planta-
tion of ignorant colored parents. The
boy, or boy-fish as he Is called, has very
poor and indistinct articulation; he has
no palate. His head Is always in "A rest
ing position on his breast, making II ap-
pear as AZ IL il was closely articulated
with il, or, in fact, a part Of the breast;
his head Is oblong, and his forehead re-
cedcs from point below the eyes To the
crown of his head. At AN early age
there were scales on his back which very
much resembled the scales on a buffalo
fish. They have. la the course of time,
worn away, leaving only "A whitish mark
similar in size To the scales.
His eyes protrude from their sockets
al least a quarter Of AN inch, and are
perfectly sghtless: lac moves them in n
way similar to that of n fish. II IN sup
posed by his keeper that though sight
less out of water, by some dispensation
he is able 10 sce distinctly when his eyes
are under the water. When he comes
in the vicinity of water or when 10 rains,
he has peculiar commissions and moves
his arms as a fish does its fins. There is
in the middle of his forehead ridge Of
the hardness Of gristle, resembling the
burrows in buffalo fish's head, which
appears very distinctly in the morning,
but as evening advances il disappears
and when night comes IL is gone en-
tirely, only To return with it, usual dis
tinctness in the morning. II Is said by
parties who know the history Of the
child, that during the pregnancy of lis
mother the father quarrelled with the
woman and struck her over the head
with buffalo fish which lac had brought
from town
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-14
MURDERED 10 SETTLE A DEBT.
a balance of - Cents Causes "a Cold
BIOoded Murder.

\ Balance of - Cents Causes "a Cold
BIooded Murder.
YAZoo-CITY, Miss, June l2.-Capt. a.
J. Landman was brutally murdered near
here Saturday evening by Walter and
Ben Collum. Sometime since COllum
and I.andman had a business transaction,
which had been settled except the sum
of seventy-five cents, which Landman
claimed was still due him. No thought
of any difficulty existed in the mind of
Landman until yesterday. when the Col
lum boys rode up to Landmarks place,
carrying shotgun, Winchester
rifle and pistol each. Decoy-
ing Landman into his corn crib they
opened fire upon him. \ double load
of buckshot was emptied into his
breast, shot from the rifle went
through his body, while three pistol balls
were shot into his mouth and head.
causing his death instantly. A man
named Nickers, who was with Land
man, was shot at three times, but es-
capped. Landman leaves a wife and
seven children and was a quiet, peaceful
and law-abiding citizen.
Walter Collum. one of the murderers,
was captured yeteriay evening at Poca-
hont. The sheriff's posse is in hot pur-
suit of the other murderer.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-14
JACKSONVILLE NOTES.
Special to the Pdldtkd Netrs.

Sptctdt 10 uht futdthd NtEs.
JACKSONVILLE, FLA, June 13.-The
body of an unknown white man was
found in the woods about five miles
northwest of Jacksonville to-day. The
remains were so decomposed that no ex-
animation could be had. The man is
Supposed to have expired from sickness
and weakness.
The Home Minstrels, composed of anna
teur talent among the leading Jackson
vile young men, are playing in Fernan-
dina, tonight.
All the colored societies We're out
parading this afternoon, to lay the cor
ner stone of a new church in Oakland
suburb.
Tomorrow a race for three hundred
dollars takes place between the yachts
Cheemaun, Arthur h. and Hero. The
Cheemaun will give her competitors
time allowance
A game OF base ball between the Jack
sonville and Eernandina clubs at the lat
ter place, today, resulted in a victory
of thirteen tn seven in favor of Fernan-
dina. CARTER.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-14
Between Two Fires,

PITrsBURG, Pa, June ia new
feature of the strike i'm the coke regions
to-day. was the action of the owners of
blast furnaces. They sent a committee
to the members of the late syndicate and
informed them that they would posi-
lively refuse to pay more than one dol
lar and fifty cents per ton for coke.
They would keep their furnaces banked.
This places the coke operators between
two fires. They say it will be impossi-
BILE for them To pay an advance in wages
and then reduce the price in coke.